Piracy
Although it was implied that it was impossible to copy UMDs due to the proprietary nature of the discs, a combination of software security flaws in early PlayStation Portable firmware builds made it possible to extract images of discs in the standard ISO 9660 format. Sony had always included methods for loading game images from other storage mediums, as a means of future proofing the system. This has been exploited to allow full retail UMD images to be run, making it possible to run copied UMD images with no hardware modifications.
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“As for piracy, I love to be pirated. It is the greatest compliment an author can have. The wholesale piracy of Democracy was the single real triumph of my life. Anyone may steal what he likes from me.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)